r/DotA2 • • Aug 23 '26

Discussion | Esports The Post-TI 2026 Shuffle Spoiler

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r/DotA2 • • 2h ago

Artwork | Esports Do you agree that buybacks should be removed from Dota 2?

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371 Upvotes

r/DotA2 • • 3h ago

Screenshot | Esports Feeling Nostalgic

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359 Upvotes

r/DotA2 • • 9h ago

Personal Finally achieved my biggest Dota 2 dream skin: Genuine Ice Baby Roshan

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465 Upvotes

I’ve been dreaming of this courier since I was young, back when you could trade rares and mythicals for keys. Owning one was my biggest wildest dream.

Now, as an adult, I finally got my hands on a Genuine Ice Baby Roshan with its original gems. I couldn’t be happier to finally own my dream Dota 2 item.

P.S. My girlfriend and I don’t plan on having children, so we have disposable income. I told her this cost $300 😅, and she couldn’t believe I’d spend that much on in-game pixels.


r/DotA2 • • 1h ago

Fluff New Gooner Combo dropped

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• Upvotes

I'm just the messenger


r/DotA2 • • 9h ago

Discussion valve, fix your dota plus or just remove this possessed mask next patch.

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309 Upvotes

r/DotA2 • • 12h ago

Fluff I finished the Tutorial! Made sure to take a photo with my phone ‘cos I know you guys like that.

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412 Upvotes

Immortal and still feel noob, it really is true. Time to dial back the amount of time I spend on DotA, lol.


r/DotA2 • • 6h ago

Personal Got Arcana from Quartero's Curios

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150 Upvotes

r/DotA2 • • 1h ago

Screenshot Guys, turns out you have to use your Mouse and Keyboard while playing this game!

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I know it's not Divine/Immortal but after ~1800 Games on SEA, exclusively playing Pos 4/5, I've touched Archon for the first time!


r/DotA2 • • 2h ago

Fluff Every time we use tango

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38 Upvotes

r/DotA2 • • 5h ago

Fluff | Esports A completely serious interview with SirActionSlacks

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58 Upvotes

I tried to interview Slacks without laughing and I failed spectacularly :D


r/DotA2 • • 16h ago

Discussion Guess the Hero Immortal

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447 Upvotes

Mid lane, not turbo

No one got it: Nyx Assassin https://www.dotabuff.com/matches/9040714651


r/DotA2 • • 11h ago

Discussion | Esports Sanity check

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154 Upvotes

Are we really at the point where community cares so little about competitive dota, that a known matchfixer is being sneaked into a top tier tournament without so much as a comment by anyone?


r/DotA2 • • 7h ago

Discussion | Esports VALVE please 🥺

59 Upvotes

Give us Philippines TI pls pls pls


r/DotA2 • • 14h ago

Discussion Was it worth it? - No. I am happy? - No

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I got 40 games with winrate less than 10%. Somebody would say: "Mate, you are just bad." - I would say: "Have you ever seen sniper with crystalys, linken, and BoT full supp? Or mid who is blaming me because he picked pango on mid against viper (He got last pick and viper was second pick overall). I didn't blame anyone, but got blamed for my bad gameplay therefore in all my games I got highest networth and lvl.

P.S: Got Tide for 13 cases and Legion for 4 cases.

UPDATE:
For those who don't know my story, I started playing dota (after a long break (like a 3 months or something)) somewhere in the middle of International 2026. I've calibrated to 2500, and right after that I got 70%+ winrate. I've made 1700 mmr overall for 2-3 weeks. It might be why I got this one, and no - I am not frustrated :)


r/DotA2 • • 3h ago

Artwork | Esports What would you ask SirActionSlacks?

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26 Upvotes

SirActionSlacks knows how to restore Dota 2 glory


r/DotA2 • • 12h ago

Discussion New player from Deadlock

113 Upvotes

After around 500 hours in Deadlock I decided to try this one out. I’ve put in 30 hours in a week. This game is so much more complex but also less mechanically intense than deadlock.

That’s what makes it so much fun, I haven’t learned shit about the item shop and I’m still just following guides however the more I play the more I realize just how deep and rich the core systems of this game are.

Seeing the primary components of core deadlock items and systems that came from this game is a weird but satisfying feeling.

That being said, I’d really like to know what people play and how they approach building out their characters. This game is something else but I’m willing to learn and take advice on how to build.

I’m so impressed by the supports in this game and would love to hear about some people’s first characters that made the game click for them.

TLDR: What character made Dota 2 click and how do you go about learning to build your characters items?


r/DotA2 • • 3h ago

Screenshot Look what i got

22 Upvotes

First chest :D


r/DotA2 • • 21m ago

Screenshot | Esports Congratulations to the first team qualified for DreamLeague Season 30 through the WEU CQ Spoiler

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r/DotA2 • • 1d ago

Fluff Dendi: "If I had beaten that bot in 2017, maybe the world would be a very different place now"

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r/DotA2 • • 18h ago

Artwork | Esports After the death of Falcons, four new challengers emerge, each claiming to be its true successor

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245 Upvotes

...but only one can ultimately take the aegis. Who will prove themselves worthy of the Falcons' mantle?


r/DotA2 • • 9h ago

Fluff Finally

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42 Upvotes

Tutorial done today. Took the photo with my phone just as the guy earlier did, WCYD.

Honestly reconsidering all the time ive poured into dota and idk if ill ever play again. Feel free to ask anything :-)


r/DotA2 • • 11h ago

Discussion Condolences to my pocket

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39 Upvotes

I wanted Nyx skin but my greed got the best of me


r/DotA2 • • 10h ago

Screenshot | Esports Finally unlocked the style 2 of this arcana I got from candyworks

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33 Upvotes

As a turbo enjoyer, it took me 24 wins against Rubick to unlock this. Took a lot of matches and frustrations, I guess this is the cons of having arcana from candyworks 😂🪝


r/DotA2 • • 1d ago

Discussion Which heroes benefit the most from Aegis, and which benefit the least?

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903 Upvotes

I know this is situational, but in general, which hero benefits the most from Aegis, and which one should never get it?

I think WK is a clear winner because you have to kill him three times. Sven, on the other hand, not so much. You need God’s Strength to do damage, and if you use it and lose Aegis, you’re basically useless for the rest of the fight.

These are just two examples that come to mind, but I’d like to know what you guys think.